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Crouton vs. Merlot — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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The main differences between crouton and merlot

  • Merlot contains less selenium, vitamin B1, iron, folate, vitamin B3, fiber, vitamin B2, copper, and manganese than crouton.
  • Daily need coverage for selenium for crouton is 68% higher.
  • Merlot is lower in sodium.
  • Crouton has a higher glycemic index than merlot.

Food types used in this article are Croutons, plain and Alcoholic Beverage, wine, table, red, Merlot.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 22% 23% 11% 153% 54% 24% 49% 91% 65% 205%
Merlot
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 8.6% 2.4% 11% 17% 3.7% 3.8% 9.9% 0.52% 17% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +158.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +850%
Contains more IronIron +787%
Contains more CopperCopper +1381.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +535.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +400%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +278.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +18650%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.4%
~equal in Potassium ~127mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 156% 63% 102% 26% 6% 0% 0% 99% 0%
Merlot
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.3% 7.2% 4.2% 1.8% 13% 0% 0% 0.75% 0%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12360%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +777.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2328.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +1330%
Contains more FolateFolate +13100%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +119.2%
~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin A ~µg
~equal in Vitamin E ~mg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin K ~µg
~equal in Choline ~mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Crouton Merlot DV% diff.
Selenium 37.5µg 0.2µg 68%
Vitamin B1 0.623mg 0.005mg 52%
Iron 4.08mg 0.46mg 45%
Folate 132µg 1µg 33%
Vitamin B3 5.439mg 0.224mg 33%
Sodium 698mg 4mg 30%
Carbs 73.5g 2.51g 24%
Protein 11.9g 0.07g 24%
Fiber 5.1g 0g 20%
Vitamin B2 0.272mg 0.031mg 19%
Copper 0.163mg 0.011mg 17%
Manganese 0.5mg 0.132mg 16%
Calories 407kcal 83kcal 16%
Phosphorus 115mg 23mg 13%
Fats 6.6g 0g 10%
Vitamin B5 0.429mg 0.03mg 8%
Polyunsaturated fat 1.273g 8%
Monounsaturated fat 3.059g 8%
Calcium 76mg 8mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.51g 7%
Zinc 0.89mg 0.14mg 7%
Magnesium 31mg 12mg 5%
Vitamin B6 0.026mg 0.057mg 2%
Net carbs 68.4g 2.51g N/A
Potassium 124mg 127mg 0%
Sugar 0.62g N/A
Tryptophan 0.14mg 0%
Threonine 0.337mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.456mg 0%
Leucine 0.832mg 0%
Lysine 0.278mg 0%
Methionine 0.211mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.586mg 0%
Valine 0.514mg 0%
Histidine 0.255mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
12% 7% 74% 6% 3%
Protein: 11.9 g
Fats: 6.6 g
Carbs: 73.5 g
Water: 5.5 g
Other: 2.5 g
Merlot
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3% 87% 11%
Protein: 0.07 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 2.51 g
Water: 86.59 g
Other: 10.83 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +16900%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2828.3%
Contains more WaterWater +1474.4%
Contains more OtherOther +333.2%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Crouton - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172751/nutrients
  2. Merlot - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171925/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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